Review the guiding entities from the Guiding Baccalaureate Education activity and reflect on the expectations for a BSN-prepared nurse. Whether
you’ve been in practice for years or are just starting your career as a nurse, learning should never stop. As you remember from the School of Nursing
Philosophical Framework, lifetime learning is one of the tenets of becoming a nurse leader.
Identify competencies and essentials you need to develop. Select
• two competencies from QSEN Pre-licensure KSAs,
• two essentials from the AACN The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education,
Complete the table.
- In the second column, identify the competency or essential you need to address.
- In the third column, identify specific knowledge, skills, or attitudes (KSAs) you need to develop, and cite your source.
a. QSEN citation hint: Per the QSEN Competencies web page, the competencies were taken from another source, which is cited in footnote 2. The
page number in the example below was taken from the primary source. - In the fourth column, describe how you will develop yourself and give yourself a timeframe.
- In the fifth column, explain why this improvement is important to your development as a nurse